Optimist Ventures Accelerator
Asheville, US · In person · Generalist · Pre-seed
Terms checked 7 Oct 2026 against the official page.
Optimist Ventures Accelerator is a 12-week program providing $50,000 in blended funding (half grant, half Shared Profit Agreement Note) alongside mentorship and education to ambitious growth ventures based in Western North Carolina.
The terms
- Investment
- $50k (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- Equity
- 3.6% (checked 7 Oct 2026)
- Program length
- 12 weeks (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- Format
- In person
- Next cohort starts
- 17 Aug 2026 (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- Applications close
- 17 Jul 2026 (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- Applications open
- 15 Jun 2026 (checked 6 Oct 2026)
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